Our source has exclusively obtained circulars from the Central Bank of Libya addressed to commercial banks regarding the amendment of the mandatory cash reserve ratio against deposit liabilities.
The Central Bank revealed that the Board of Directors has issued Decision No. (20) of 2025 concerning the amendment of the mandatory cash reserve ratio on deposit liabilities for commercial banks subject to this requirement. Article One of the decision states the following:
The mandatory cash reserve ratio that commercial banks must maintain with the Central Bank of Libya against their deposit liabilities—pursuant to the provisions of Articles (57), (58), and (59) of the Banking Law—is to be amended to 30% (thirty percent) of the total deposit liabilities subject to this ratio.
